55% in Delhi use AI to learn how to seduce someone: Survey

Artificial intelligence has entered the dating scene, and what's intriguing is how people are turning to it for everything. According to a recent survey, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad lead among the cities surveyed when it comes to using AI to improve their seduction techniques.

In Short

• Delhi recorded the highest reported use for improving seduction techniques
• Women commonly discuss feelings and relationship worries with conversational tools
• Gen Z users ask chatbots to decode confusing messages from matches

You’re lying if you’ve never rehearsed in your head how to approach someone you like, what to say on a date or maybe how to spice things up in a relationship. There’s always a sounding board. Sometimes it’s the mirror, sometimes it’s a friend. But now, there’s one more option: artificial intelligence (AI).

AI is the new wingman, new sounding board, new adviser, new everything. Welcome to AI-assisted dating, where the butterflies are yours, but the opening line might be outsourced.

Yeah, no surprise. Dating app Gleeden-IPSOS recent survey, offers a glimpse of just how comfortable some Indians are getting with their digital wingman.

Among respondents in Delhi, 55 per cent report having used a conversational agent to improve their seduction techniques in the past 12 months. Mumbai follows at 49 per cent, Hyderabad at 48 per cent and Bengaluru at 47 per cent, according to the survey which has over 1,500 respondents.

How people are using AI in dating

The survey reveals how Indian daters are seeking AI’s help at various stages.

It finds that 46 per cent of respondents in both Delhi and Mumbai report having used AI to improve their dating or social media profile descriptions in the past year. The figures stand at 35 per cent in Bengaluru and 26 per cent in Hyderabad. Meanwhile, 46 per cent in both Delhi and Bengaluru report having used it to optimise written exchanges with potential partners.

A separate gender breakdown from Gleeden–IPSOS’s February 2026 survey shows that 65 per cent of men and 60 per cent of women have used AI to improve their seduction techniques at some point. First-date planning also features: 64 per cent of men and 61 per cent of women report having used it for venue or activity ideas.

And that’s not it. People consult AI on other fronts too.

According to a separate report by dating app Aisle, based on responses from 8,240 urban Indian singles, 53.1 per cent of women turn to AI to talk through feelings and relationship worries, while 37.3 per cent of Gen Z have asked AI to decipher a confusing text from a match.

And there’s a bit of hypocrisy too. While some people are okay with their dates using AI, 24.3 per cent admit to using it themselves but say they would be bothered if their match did the same.

Different cities, different AI reception

Turns out, AI gets a different reception in every city’s dating scene.

As per the Aisle report, 56 per cent people in Bengaluru say they can spot AI-written text, but 88 per cent believe AI-crafted opening messages are inevitable anyway.

In Delhi NCR, the story takes a different turn: 40.5 per cent say conversations with AI feel more meaningful than those on dates. Ouch.

Mumbai still trusts its gut, with 69.1 per cent choosing instinct over AI, while Pune welcomes the pep talk: 42 per cent say it significantly boosts their dating confidence. Hyderabad would like you to look like your pictures, please: 55 per cent prefer unfiltered profiles, and 45.5 per cent would unmatch over an AI-generated photo.

And Kolkata? Daters here strongly believe that "AI should never be used in dating."

Clearly, the chatbot isn’t everyone’s type. But for those giving it a chance, what’s the attraction?

Why AI, though?

While there are plenty of reasons people might prefer talking to AI over humans, Aisle’s report reveals the top reasons for choosing AI over friends: it’s available instantly (21.4 per cent), it won’t judge (18.3 per cent), it feels more objective (12.1 per cent), and friends are too biased towards them (5.6 per cent). Agree?

However, experts warn that getting too attached to AI companions can blur the line between fantasy and reality, fuelling unrealistic expectations, obsessive behaviour, loneliness and feelings of inadequacy. Some also view emotional dependence on AI as a form of cheating, while there have also been headlines about how ChatGPT fuelled divorces too.

And despite all that, it's still here to stay.

AI might help you make a move. But how much of your love life it gets to code, and whether it gets a say in matters of the heart, is up to you.

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